Scopophobia, also called scoptophobia or ophthalmophobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive fear of being stared at in public or by others, and is also commonly associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, often producing symptoms common to other anxiety disorders.
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Type of Phenomenon Diagnostic ChapterAnxiety or Fear-Related Disorders 1 First Described YearIn 1906 the psychiatric journal The Alienist and Neurologist described scopophobia. Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Scopophobia
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Scopophobia, scoptophobia, or ophthalmophobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by an excessive fear of being stared at in public or stared at by others. Scopophobia is also commonly associated with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
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In 1906 the psychiatric journal The Alienist and Neurologist, described scopophobia:
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